Northwood Plume Stakes
Appearance
Group 3 race | |
Location | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 2005 (Listed) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Cape Grim Beef (2017) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Mares, four years old and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Set weights with penalties |
Purse | $150,000 (2017) |
The Northwood Plume Stakes, raced as the Cape Grim Beef Steaks in 2015 is a registered Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for mares four years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October.[1] Prizemoney is A$150,000.
History
The registered race is named after Northwood Plume, who won the 1994 The Thousand Guineas–VRC Oaks double and was named Champion three-year-old filly that season. The race is held on the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival.
Since 2010, if the winner of the event has previously won one of the two heats (W W Cockram Stakes or How Now Stakes), then the connections will win a $50,000 bonus from William Hill.[2]
Name
- 2005 - Thai Airways International Classic
- 2006 - Northwood Plume Stakes
- 2007–2008 - Le Tan Stakes
- 2009 - Northwood Plume Stakes
- 2010–2014 - Sportingbet Sprint Series Final
- 2015 - Cape Grim Beef Steaks
Venue
- 2005 onwards - Caulfield Racecourse
Grade
- 2006–2012 - Listed race
- 2013 onwards - Group 3
Winners
See also
References
- ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Northwood Plume Stakes". Progroupracing.com (Aus). 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "William Hill Sprint Series". Racing Victoria (Aus). 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2017 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 14 October 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 8 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – Cape Grim Beef Steaks (held 10 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 11 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 12 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 13 October 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 8 October 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – Sportingbet Series Final (held 9 October 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – Northwood Plume Stakes (held 10 October 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Le Tan Stakes (held 11 October 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2007 Result – Le Tan Stakes (held 13 October 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – Carlton Draught Northwood Plume Stakes (held 14 October 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Thai Airways International Classic (held 8 October 2005)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 5 October 2015.